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Separate swimming sessions for male and female students were conducted at the recreation park pool. … President R.L. Marquis gave a speech to students about his six-week visit to Austin, where the Legislature discussed educational financing. … The Girls Forum, a campus organization, sponsored and assigned Little Sisters (incoming students) to Big Sisters (upperclass students). … A "World Unity" pageant in August signaled the end of a summer program by North Texas and the Fred Douglass School to hold a "play class" for 22 African American children. |
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50 years ago |
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Students took up a collection, totaling $150, for a water cooler for the shorthand/typing classroom. … Enrollment reached 2,064 students for the summer, a 17 percent increase over the summer before. Students included the first African American to attend North Texas , principal A. Tennyson Miller, who enrolled to work on his doctorate. … A microfilm reader was added to the library's growing list of equipment. … IBM installed three machines to handle registration cards and tally grade averages. … A geography class took a 23-day, 4,000-mile field trip to the East Coast. … Robert B. Toulouse was appointed the new graduate school dean after six years of service to North Texas. |
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25 years ago |
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A computerized car pool service became available for commuter students during the second summer semester. … The university began modifying residence hall rooms for students with disabilities, to comply with federal regulations. … Susan B. Anthony coins posed problems for bookstore cashiers, who found them hard to distinguish from quarters. … The library tightened its rules for faculty who failed to return books — paychecks were withheld for a violation. … North Texas added a $130,000 TI 990 minicomputer to the Business Administration Building. A computer advisory board was proposed to make decisions regarding the increased technology and its problems and benefits. |
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Two UNT faculty committees announced the merging of the university's Honors Program and Classic Leaning Core. … North Texas erected 40 new street signs on campus to designate the campus's boundaries for drivers. … The UNT observatory offered a view of the Levy Comet's collision with Jupiter. … A food court was proposed for the university. … A new "Eagle in attack mode" was placed on the helmets of football team players. … UNT residence halls joined the campus recycling program. |
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